4 Now Joseph was a good man, and had the Spirit of God within him: being compassionate and pitiful, he bore no malice against me; but loved me even as the rest of his brethren. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 2:4
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Testament of Joseph 2:5–7
5 My brethren knew how my father loved me, and yet I did not exalt myself in my mind: although I was a child, I had the fear of God in my heart; for I knew that all things would pass away. (T12) 6 And I did not raise myself against them with evil intent, but I honoured… (T12) 7 … (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:6–8
6 Because valour also has been given from the Most High to men in soul and body. (T12) 7 For in the time of my youth I was jealous in many things of Joseph, because my father loved him beyond all. (T12) 8 And I set my mind against him to destroy him because the prince of deceit… (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 2:21–23
21 For in the degree in which a man hath compassion upon his neighbours, in the same degree hath the Lord also upon him. (T12) 22 And when we went down into Egypt, Joseph bore no malice against us. (T12) 23 To whom taking heed, do ye also, my children, approve yourselves without ma… (T12)
Genesis 39:20–22
20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 And the warde…
Genesis 50:20–22
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Testament of Gad 1:8–10
8 And regarding this matter I was wroth with Joseph until the day that he was sold. (T12) 9 And the spirit of hatred was in me, and I wished not either to hear of Joseph with the ears, or see him with the eyes, because he rebuked us to our faces saying that we were eati… (T12)
Book of Jubilees 39:11–13
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Genesis 31:4–6
4 So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, 5 and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that I have served your fa…
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